My ex husband whom I have an ok relationship with, post divorce was recently diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma. His relationship with his girlfriend has been on and off over the last few years, most recently (2 weeks ago) he was moving out. He has now said to our adult children he is getting married so that she is financially supported. Obviously that is his choice however they are finding this very difficult to deal with. She has never had a relationship with them and goes out of her way to be nasty and awkward.
how do I help to support them?
Hi mumof3 and a warm welcome to the Macmillan Community but I am sorry to hear about your experience husbands diagnosis and the challenges you are dealing with.
This New to Community area is like our reception desk where we try and link you in with the best areas in the community. The community is actually divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) so as for the challenges he will face during treatment you may want to look to join and post in our dedicated…….
……. support group.
This group is a safe place to talk to others who may have a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support from family members who are navigating the same support journey.
As for the practical and emotional challenges of supporting your ex husband and indeed yourself you may benefit from joining and posting in our general cancer……
……. support group where you may connect with community members who have navigated the exact same support challenges.
To connect with a group click on the “Bold Links” I have created above …… then once the group page opens click in the [Black - Click to Join - Banner] that appears at the bottom of the page and this will then confirm that you have joined the group.
When you are ready……. you can introduce yourself by putting up your very own post by clicking [+ Create new post] or [+] in the top right of the group page.
You can copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.
As always the Macmillan Support Line is open between 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00…… this service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support or just a listening ear.
Do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community.
